“Due to the parliamentary decision, the Austrian no to the Mercosur Agreement is fixed. The current decision of the EU Commission is incomprehensible and an attack on domestic agriculture. In contrast to the EU Commission, our federal government takes the concerns and concerns of the farmers seriously,” emphasize Lower Austria farmers’ bundles LH-StV. Stephan Pernkopf and Lower Austria Farm Director Paul Nemecek.
The splitting of the Mercosur Agreement is particularly criticized, with which the vetom option of the member states is to be avoided. In terms of content, imports at significantly lower standards are a thorn in the side of Lower Austrian farmers representatives. Nemecek makes it clear: “Cheap imports of food from South America endanger our security of supply. In the Mercosur countries, significantly lower environmental and quality standards apply. This leads to a clear competitive disadvantage for our agriculture.”
Finally, Nemecek refers to the future work of the European branch of the farmers ‘association: “What we see here is the result when the rural voice of reason is not heard. The concerns, concerns and challenges of the farms in the EU must not be ignored. This is exactly what we create with the European farmers’ association a strong common voice.”
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